Dirk Vander Hart

Trump called in the National Guard to defend a U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city that has been the target of protests.

But the deployment has been held up in court.

A federal judge barred Trump from sending in troops earlier this month.

Then an appeals court ruled last week the deployment was lawful.

But that ruling is now on pause.

Judges with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals are weighing whether to give the matter a closer look.

They expect to decide by Tuesday evening.

Protests at the ICE facility turned briefly destructive in June, prompting a partial closure of the building.

Since then, demonstrations have mostly been small and peaceful, though attendance has ticked up since Trump called in the guard.

For NPR News, I'm Dirk Vanderhaart in Portland.